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Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games receives national PRESTIGE Award
Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2021 10:02 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games has been recognized by Sport Tourism Canada with a 2020 PRESTIGE Award for Canadian Sport Event of the Year (Group B: budget less than $1 million). The Games was also a finalist for Sport Event Legacy of the Year.
After three years of preparation, the Ontario Parasport Games were successfully hosted in Durham Region from February 8 to 10, 2019. More than 500 participants, including over 300 athletes, traveled from across...
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Durham Region named one of the Smart21 Communities of the Year for 2021
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2021 09:28 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has recognized Durham Region as one of the Smart21 Communities of the Year for 2021. The awards recognize the world's leading municipalities that are successfully leveraging data and digital assets to develop inclusive and prosperous communities.
This recognition builds on the Region’s Intelligent Communities Framework developed in 2020, and is a great motivator for expanding and growing this work in 2021. Durham’s goals...
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Downtowns of Durham amongst Regional initiatives to receive national recognition at EDAC Awards
Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 03:36 PM
Whitby, Ontario – Downtowns of Durham, along with two other Regional initiatives, have received national recognition at the Economic Developers Association of Canada’s (EDAC) Annual Marketing Canada Awards.
DowntownsOfDurham.ca was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In early March 2020, the Durham Economic Task Force (DETF) was formed, and through conversations with Business Improvement Area (BIA) leaders the DETF determined that, due to the...
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Pilot in Downtown Whitby to Offer Valuable Consumer Insights to Small Businesses
Posted on Monday, February 22, 2021 11:22 AM
Originally posted on DigitalMainStreet.ca
Digital Main Street, in partnership with the Downtown Whitby BIA, is pleased to announce that GroundLevel Insights has been selected to pilot its consumer data and COVID-19 compliance solutions in Whitby, as part of the Digital Main Street Lab program. Funding for this pilot is made available through the Digital Main Street Future Proof program, with support in part from the Federal Economic Development...
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Celebrate local businesses for Shop In Durham Week
Posted on Monday, December 14, 2020 08:21 AM
Whitby, Ontario – To celebrate the strength and perseverance that Durham’s business community has displayed in 2020, and their ongoing contributions to our local economy, the Region of Durham has officially proclaimed December 14 to 20 as Shop In Durham Week.
As part of the #ShopInDurham campaign, this week recognizes the role that the Durham Region Joint Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade play in supporting local businesses. All residents are invited to shop local across...